Skip Wedding Favors to Save £100-300
Favors are one of the easiest line items to cut without anyone noticing. Most guests leave them on the table anyway, so that money can go toward food, drinks, or photos people will actually remember. They're one of several wedding details worth cutting without anyone noticing.
Why guests rarely miss them
Being invited and fed is the gift, not a trinket in a tulle bag. Wedding coordinators regularly find favors abandoned on tables after the last dance. If you've ever attended a wedding, try to recall a favor from one you went to last year. Most people can't, and that's your permission to skip it guilt-free.
Better uses for that money
Redirect the £144+ average favor budget toward an upgraded dessert station, a specialty cocktail, better photo prints, or an extra hour of open bar. These are things guests interact with directly during the celebration, so the money is felt rather than forgotten in a drawer at home.
If you still want something
Skip trinkets entirely and go edible: local honey jars, a favorite bakery's cookies, or mini bottles of hot sauce if you're from Louisiana or Texas. Edible favors get eaten or taken home for a snack, so they don't end up in the trash the next morning like most printed koozies and candles do.
Key Takeaways
- Favors are optional, and most guests don't take them home
- Redirect the £144+ average favor spend to food, drinks, or photos
- If you want to give something, make it edible and local
- Skip printed or personalized trinkets that guests won't use
- Ask your venue what's usually left behind after weddings there
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Source: bridebook.com